L-2013-136, NextEra Energy, 60-Day Response to NRC 10 CFR 50.54(f) Request for Information Regarding Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1, Seismic

NextEra Energy, 60-Day Response to NRC 10 CFR 50.54(f) Request for Information Regarding Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1, Seismic

ML13115A266
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Seabrook, Turkey Point, Duane Arnold
Issue date:	04/24/2013
From:	Bhatnagar A Florida Power & Light Co, Nextera Energy
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L-2013-136
Download: ML13115A266 (2)

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APR 2 2013 L-2013-136 10 CFR 50.54(f)

ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-001 RE: Florida Power and Light Company St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Turkey Point Units 3 & 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Seabrook Station Docket No. 50-443 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket No. 50-331 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Point Beach Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 60-Day Response to NRC 10 CFR 50.54(f) Request for Information Regarding Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1, Seismic

References:

(1) NRC Letter, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, dated March 12, 2012, Accession No. ML12073A348.

(2) Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 38, Tuesday, February 26, 2013, pp. 13097-13099, Electric Power Research Institute; Seismic Evaluation Guidance.

(3) NEI Letter, Anthony R. Pietrangelo (NEI) to David L. Skeen (NRC), Proposed Path Forward for NTTF Recommendation 2.1: Seismic Reevaluations, dated April 9, 2013.

On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference 1 to all power reactor licensees and holders of construction permits in active or deferred status. Enclosure 1 of Reference 1 contains specific Requested Actions, Requested Information, and Required Responses associated with Recommendation 2.1, Seismic. Reference 1 requires a "60-day response" in which each addressee must submit: (1) its intent to follow the developed guidance, or (2) an alternative approach including acceptance criteria. In accordance with Reference 2, the 60-day responses are due to the NRC by April 27, 2013.

NextEra Energy, Inc.

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L-2013-136 Page 2 Florida Power and Light Company, the licensee for the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, and its affiliates, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, the licensee for the Seabrook Station, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, the licensee for the Duane Arnold Energy Center, and NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, the licensee for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, intends to respond to Enclosure 1 of Reference 1 by following the approach described in Reference 3 on the schedule provided in Reference 3.

This letter contains no new Regulatory Commitments and no revision to existing Regulatory Commitments.

Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Christopher Wasik, NextEra Energy Nuclear Licensing Project Manager, at 561.691.7419.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on APR 2 42013 Veytrlours, Ashok Bhatnagar Vice President Nuclear Fleet Technical Support